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Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the year in which "the Beatles played Shea Stadium and made their first major artistic statement with Rubber Soul, the Rolling Stones topped the American charts for the first time with the sexually aggressive (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, ... the Who staked out their territory with the classic My Generation, Bob Dylan released his six-minute opus Like a Rolling Stone from Highway 61 Revisited and sent shock waves through the music...
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Girl Group Sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, took over the airwaves by capturing the mix of innocence and rebellion emblematic of America in in the 1960s. As songs like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Then He Kissed Me," and "Be My Baby" rose to number one, Girl Groups cornered the burgeoning post-war market of teenage rock and roll fans, indelibly shaping the trajectory...
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Join The Beach Boy's Brian Wilson on an intimate journey through his legendary career as he reminisces with Rolling Stone editor and longtime friend, Jason Fine. Featuring a new song written and performed by Wilson and interviews with Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Jonas, Linda Perry, Jim James, Gustavo Dudamel, Al Jardine and more"--Container.
Author
Series
33 1/3 volume 138
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Of the many girl-groups that came out of the 1960s, none is more idiosyncratic and influential than the Shangri-Las. They were together only five years, but within that time they subverted pop standards and foreshadowed a generation of tough women in music. Critically, they are not lauded in the way of the Ronettes, and they are certainly not a household name like the Supremes. They were a little too low-brow with an uncouth flair for theatrics that...
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Language
English
Description
"The pop world accelerated and broke through the sound barrier in 1966. In America, in London, in Amsterdam, in Paris, revolutionary ideas slow-cooking since the late '50s reached boiling point. In the worlds of pop, pop art, fashion, and radical politics-- often fueled by perception-enhancing substances and literature-- the "Sixties", as we have come to know them, hit their Modernist peak. A unique chemistry of ideas, substances, freedom of expression,...
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The Bastard Instrument chronicles the history of the electric bass and the musicians who played it, from the instrument's invention through its widespread acceptance at the end of the 1960s. Although their contributions have often gone unsung, electric bassists helped shape the sound of a wide range of genres, including jazz, rhythm & blues, rock, country, soul, funk, and more. Their innovations are preserved in performances from artists as diverse...
10) 1960s pop
Author
Series
Publisher
P. Bedrick Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Highlights the influence of some of the important performers on the popular music scene in the 1960s, including the Beach Boys, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, the Who, and Stevie Wonder.
14) Nobody famous
Publisher
Puff Bunny Records
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Profiles the 1960s American folk/pop trio, the Pozo Seco Singers, and their lead singer, Susan Taylor (Pie).
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